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Our 9th great-grandfather Michael
Pauluszen (Michael son of Paul), was born circa 1610 in Flanders. He came to America as a young man sometime
prior to 1640 and settled at New Amsterdam(1) the 17th-century Dutch colonial
settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. On
December 18, 1640 Michael married Maria Rapalje, daughter of George
Rapalje and Catalina
Trico. At least eight known
children were born to this union between 1642 and 1658. Our lineage continues through their son George Paul Vanderford,
born 1656. Around 1650 Michael changed
his name to Van der Voort. Michael Paul
Van der Voort moved his family from New
Amsterdam to the Eastern
Shore of Maryland in 1660.
In 1661 he was granted citizenship in the Province
of Maryland and it is most likely anglicized
his surname to Vanderford at that time. Michael settled his family on land located
in Talbot County(2),
now Queen Annes
County at the head of Corsica River, near the
present town of Centreville, Maryland. In 1692 Michael
Paul Vanderford, progenitor of this family
in America, passed away, in Talbot County at
the age of 87 years. George Paul Vanderford
was born 1656 at New Amsterdam. George
traveled to Maryland, in 1660, with his family from New Amsterdam. It is not know to whom George was married
but this even probably occurred around 1677.
He did produce at least 4 children, all sons, up to about 1700. George passed away around 1715 in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.
We believe that our family line continues through George’s son Thomas Vanderford(3) who was
born around 1689 in Talbot County.
Thomas married Rosanna Ashbury with
whom at least six off-spring were born between 1720 and 1737. We believe that we are decended
through Thomas’s youngest known child Sarah, born c. 1737. The family of Thomas Vanderford
attended church at St. Luke’s Parish, in Church Hill, but may have also attended at St. Paul’s Parish, in Centreville, at a later time.
By 1740 he was living at Gum Pond, Horse
Head Neck in the Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware.
In 1767 Thomas's died without a will and his estate was settled by his
son Charles Vanderford. It is most probable that Sarah Vanderford, (see
footnote below), was born, circa 1737, in St. Luke’s Parish, Queens County,
Maryland. She married John
Eubanks, Sr. sometime around 1755.
Soon after they were living in nearby Talbot County, Maryland, where
most of her nine children are believed to have been born. By 1778 Sarah and her family were living on
the upper part of the Choptank River
in Caroline
County(4), Maryland. Around 1797 Sarah and John Eubanks moved
west along with John’s brother as well as some of their adult children. In 1799 Sarah and her husband settled on
200 acres located on Fleming Creek in Mason
County, (now Fleming
County), Kentucky. They
eventually purchased about 500 acres of land in Kentucky, but the title being
what is called a work title in Kentucky was illegal, and they eventually lost
or sold the land by 1802 and moved on to Ohio with some of their adult
children. Sarah died in Ross County,
Ohio around 1807. Our lineage
continues through Sarah’s son Richard Eubanks,
born circa 1764 in Talbot County, Maryland. [1] New Amsterdam did not become know as New
York until 1674 as it is known today. 2 This part of Talbot County became
Queen Anne’s County in 1706. 3There is
little doubt that our 6th great-grandmother Sarah Vanderford of Queens Anne’s county, Maryland is descended
from the Vanderford family who came to the eastern
shore of Maryland in 1660. http://www.vanderfordfamily.com/html/maryland.htm. Research shows that the Vandiford
surname is exceedingly rare, and there are no records of this surname in
Queen Anne’s County, nor any Maryland county. As such her proper surname
would be Vanderford. Most researchers believe that the
approximate time Sarah’s birth is circa 1735.
This year is based upon the fact that her husband John Eubanks, Sr.
was born in 1735. This approximate
date is likely valid in that we know that Sarah and John produced off-spring
as early as 1757. A through review of
the Eastern Shore Vanderford family lineages shows
only one person having the given name of Sarah and being born around this
time. That is Sarah daughter of Thomas
and Rosanna (Ashbury) Vanderford, who is listed in
genealogical records as having died on 4 August 1737. The fact that a Sarah Vanderford
of Queen’s County, Maryland married John Eubanks, Sr. circa 1756 is real, but
it appears from current research that no one has found the parents of this
Sarah. Therefore it is most possible
that the mystery of Sarah Vanderford may be due to
a transcription error as is exemplified by the misspelling of her
surname. In short 4 August 1737 may be
the date of her christening rather than her death. Based upon the specificity of the
aforementioned date one must assume it came from a family bible or church
record. The family of Thomas Vanderford appears to
have attended church in St. Luke’s Parish, located
in Queen Anne’s County. Perhaps a
study of the original record will provide a satisfactory answer. 4 Caroline County was created in 1773 from parts of Dorchester and Queen Anne's Counties. |
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An Introduction to the Surname
The practice of inherited
family surnames began in England and France during the late part of the 11th century. With the passing of generations and
the movement of families from place to place many of the original identifying
names were altered into some of the versions that we are familiar with
today. Over the centuries, most of our
European ancestors accepted their surname as an
unchangeable part of their lives. Thus
people rarely changed their surname.
Variations of most surnames were usually the result of an involuntary
act such as when a government official wrote a name phonetically or made an error in
transcription. Research into the record of this Vanderford family line indicates that the
variations, meanings and history of this surname is most likely linked to
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Source(s) & Meaning(s) of
the Surname
The Dutch language is most closely
related to Low German, and its surnames
have been influenced both by German and French naming practices. The
preposition 'van' is found especially with habitation names, and the 'de'
mainly with nicknames. Dutch names, like most European surnames, is a means of conveying lineage. Most Dutch surnames have originated from the
following circumstances. Some are nicknames
referring to the qualities of the person, like De Groot (the big) or Dik (fat). There are a lot of geographic
related names like De Vries (the Frisian) and Van den Berg (of the mountain). A third
group is formed by the person’s occupation such as Bakker (baker) and Meijer
(a land agent). Another type of surname is the patronym or matronym, which are names based on the
given name of one's father, mother or ancestor, for example Janssen (son of Jan). Vanderford is the Americanized form of the Dutch name Van Der Voort. The sources of this name
are: Van Der Voort
a geographic name for someone who lived by a
ford or crossing point, originating from the Middle Dutch voorde; a
habitational name from a place named with
this word, for example Tervoort in North Brabant, De Voerde in Freisland, and an occupational name 'the
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History of the Surname
Originally the Dutch used a patronymic system in which the father's first
name became the first son's last name, and the other kids got the left over
names from the grandfather, great grandfather and so on. Gradually in the
1600’s, people began to turn the patronymic name into modern surnames. For example Jan Hendricksen
(Jan the son of Hendrick) gave his son the surname Hendricksen instead of Jansen. A suffix was often added
to indicate "son of" or "daughter of". (Ex. Jan, son of Hendrick would be written Jan Hendricks, Jan Hendrickse or Jan Hendricksen.)
There are over 100,000 surnames in the Netherlands.
This is due to their recent introduction via a forced registration of
surnames in 1811 by the French emperor Napoleon. Although there are exceptions, usually the
surname of a family did not alter anymore.
The surname Van Der Voort was
first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in
the region. Vandervoort is a very early Dutch
occupational, habitational, and geographic surname
and is one earliest recorded in that country.
The Van Der Voort name is at times confused with other linguistic versions,
and particularly so in the United States
where immigration from many countries was at its height in the 18th century. In any case the name is found in several
European countries and is often the same or similar spelling, which is perhaps
not surprising as they share related pre 7th century
"Anglo-Saxon"
roots. A notable member of the name was Hendrik Freusch Verwoerd (1901-66) the South African
politician, born in Amsterdam. He was professor at Stellenbosch and edited
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Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have
continued to unfold and expand often leading to an overwhelming number of
variants. As such one
can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames because in early
times, spelling in general and thus the spelling of names was not yet
standardized. Later on spellings would
change with the branching and movement of families. Spelling
variations of this family name include: Americanized speilings
as Vandeford, Vandiford, Vanderford, and Dutch, Flemish, Belgian spellings
such as Van Der Voort, Vervoort, Verwoerd, Voortman, Vanwoerd, Voorst, Voorstad, Voorsteegh, Vorst, Vorstell, Vorstern, Vorstman
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The complexity of researching
records is compounded by the fact that in many cases an ancestors surname may
also have been misspelled. This is
especially true when searching census documents. The Soundex Indexing System
was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling variations for
a given surname. Soundex
is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in
their research. The Soundex Code for Vanderford is V536. Other
surnames sharing this Soundex Code: VANDERBEEK
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| VANDERBURG
| VANDEREN
| VANDERFORD
| VANDERGRIFT
| VANDERHALL
| VANDERHOFF
| VANDERHOOF
| VANDERLINDEN
| VANDERPOOL
| VANDERSLICE
| VANDERVEER
| VANDERVEN
| VANDERVOORT
| VANDERWYST
| VANDORN
| VANDRESSER
| VANMETER
| VENTURA
| VONDEREHE
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In the Middle Ages heraldry came
into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to
distinguish the armored warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed
on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in
the middle of the 12th
century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries
of Western
Europe. In the British Isles the College of Arms (founded in 1483) is the Royal corporation of heralds who record proved pedigrees and grant armorial bearings. |
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ARMORIAL BEARINGS There are at least 19 associated
armorial bearings for Vanderford / Van Der Voort and close
variant spellings recorded in Reitstap’s Armorial General. The following additional
information has been found regarding the coats-of-arms shown at the left: FIGURE 1:
Coat of arms attributed to Vanderford but not cited
by Reitstap or Burke by this or a variant name. FIGURE 2:
Coat of arms granted to Van der Voort of Amsterdam,
's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), as well as a Van der Voort
van Dauren of Schiedam. FIGURE 4:
Arms attributed to Vandervoort of the Netherlands as cited
by Reitstap. FIGURE 5:
Armorial bearings granted to a Vandervoort of Utrecht. FIGURE 6:
This coat-of-arms has been attributed to Van Woert
but is not cited by Reitstap. FIGURE 7:
This coat of arms is attributed to Voortman. It shows a silver shield with a red horn. FIGURE 8:
These arms were granted to a Voorst of the province
of Overijssel in the Netherlands. FIGURE 9:
Arms granted to a Van Voorst of Utrecht. FIGURE 10:
This coat of arms is attributed to Van Voorst. It features a gold shield with three red
annulets and a red chevron. FIGURE 11:
Arms granted to a Voorstad of the Netherlands. FIGURE 12:
the arms are attributed to a Voorne apparently a Count of Zeeland. MOTTO(ES) There are no known
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A Coat of Arms
is defined as a group of emblems
and figures (heraldic bearings) usually arranged on and around a shield and
serving as the special insignia of some person, family, or institution. Except for a few cases, there is really no
such thing as a standard "coat of arms" for a surname. A coat of arms,
more properly called an armorial
achievement, armorial bearings
or often just arms for short,
is a design usually granted
only to a single person not to an entire family or to a particular
surname. Coats of arms are inheritable
property, and they generally descend to male lineal descendents of the
original arms grantee. The rules and
traditions regarding Coats of Arms vary from country to country. Therefore a
Coat of Arms for an English family would differ from that of a German family
even when the surname is the same. The art of designing, displaying, describing, and
recording arms is called heraldry. The use of coats of arms by countries,
states, provinces, towns and villages is called civic heraldry. Some of the more prominent elements incorporated into
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Crest - The word crest
is often mistakenly applied to a coat of arms. The crest was a later development
arising from the love of pageantry.
Initially the crest consisted of charges painted onto a ridge on top
of the helmet. Wreath
or Torse – The torse
is a twist of cloth or wreath underneath and part of a
crest. Always shown as six twists, the first tincture
being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on. Mantling – The mantling is a drapery
tied to the helmet above the shield. It forms a backdrop for the shield. Helm or Helmet - The helmet or helm is situated above the shield
and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet
displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles
developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets. Shield or Arms - The basis of all coats of arms. At their simplest, arms consist of a shield with a plain field on which appears a geometrical shape or object. The items appearing on the shield are known as charges. Motto - The motto was originally a war cry,
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Michael
Paul Vanderford-1 was born on Bet.
1605-1615 in Dermont, Flanders. He died on 20 Sep
1692 in Talbot County, Maryland. He married Maria Rapalje
on 18 Nov 1640 in New York, New York, USA. Children of
Michael Paul Vanderford and Maria Rapalje are:
Michiel
Van der Voort, B: 1642 in New York, New York, USA,
D: Aft. 1661.
Josyntie
Van der Voort, B: 1643 in New York, New York, USA,
D: Bef. 1647 in New York, New York, USA.
SusannahVan
der Voort, B: 1647 in New York, New York, USA, D:
Aft. 1692.
Paulus Van der Voort, B: 1649 in New York, New York, USA, D: 02 Jun
1681.
John Van der Voort, B: 1650, D: Aft. 1683.
Hendrick
Van der Voort, B: 1655 in New York, New York, USA,
D: Bef. 1661 in New York, New York, USA. 3.
vii. George
Paul Vanderford, B: 1656 in New York, New York,
USA, D: Abt. 1715 in Queen Anne's
County, Maryland. viii. Catherine
Vanderford, B: 1658 in New York, New York, USA, D:
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George
Paul Vanderford-2(Michael Paul Vanderford-1)
was born on 1656 in New York, New York,
USA. He died on Abt. 1715 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He married
Hester Vanderford (nee?). Children of
George Paul Vanderford and Hester Vanderford (nee?) are: 3.
i. Thomas Vanderford
?, B: Abt. 1689 in Talbot County, Maryland, D: 1767 in Kent County, Delaware. ii.
Charles Vanderford, B: Abt. 1678 in Talbot County, Maryland, D:
1737 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. iii.
George Vanderford, B: Abt. 1684 in Talbot County, Maryland, D:
22 Feb 1758 in Kent County, Delaware. iv.
William Vanderford, B: 1700 in Talbot County, Maryland, D: 1745
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Thomas
Vanderford?-3(George Paul
Vanderford-2, Michael Paul Vanderford-1) was born on Abt. 1689 in Talbot County, Maryland. He died on
1767 in Kent County, Delaware. He married Rosanna Ashbury. Children of
Thomas Vanderford? and Rosanna Ashbury are: i.
Thomas Vanderford, B: 1720 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, D:
1747 in Kent County, Delaware, M: 09 Dec 1739 in St. Luke's Parish, Church
Hill, Maryland. ii.
Charles Vanderford, B: Abt. 1726 in Queen Anne's County,
Maryland, D: 1824 in Casey County, Kentuicky. 4.
iii. Sarah Vanderford,
B: Abt. 1736 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, D: Abt. 1807 in Ross County, Ohio, M: Abt. 1758 in
Maryland. iv.
George Vanderford, B: 19 Jul 1740. v.
Ashbury, B: 29 Jul 1740. vi.
John Vanderford,
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Sarah
Vanderford-4(Thomas Vanderford?-3,
George Paul Vanderford-2, Michael Paul Vanderford-1) was born on Abt. 1736 in
Queen Anne's County, Maryland. She died on Abt. 1807 in Ross County, Ohio.
She married John Eubanks Sr. on Abt. 1758 in Maryland, son of William Eubanks
and Mary Eubanks (nee?). He was born on 12 Oct 1735 in Queen Anne's County,
Maryland. He died on Abt. 1807 in Ross County, Ohio. Children of
Sarah Vanderford and John Eubanks Sr. are: i.
Rececca
Eubanks, B: Abt. 1757 in Talbot County, Maryland, D: 06 Jul 1853. ii.
George Eubanks, B: 20 May
1759 in Talbot County, Maryland, D: 30 Sep 1838 in Pike County, Ohio. iii.
Mary Eubanks, B: Abt.
1761 in Talbot County, Maryland. iv.
Richard Eubanks, B: Abt.
1764 in Talbot County, Maryland, D: Abt. 1813 in Kentucky, M: 05 Jul 1802 in
Mason County, Kentucky. v.
William Eubanks, B: Abt.
1767 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, M: 07 Dec 1802. vi.
John Eubanks Jr., B: Abt.
1770 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, D: 1839 in Daviess Co., Indiana, M: 20
Aug 1795 in Caroline County, Maryland. vii.
James Eubanks, B: 1771 in
Talbot County, Maryland, D: 03 Sep 1831 in Ashmore,
Coles, Illinois, USA. viii. Sophia
Eubanks, B: Abt. 1772 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, D:
Aft. 1790. ix.
Thomas Eubanks, B: 1779
in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, D: 16 Jul 1843 in
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Michael Paul Vanderford moved his family from New Amsterdam to
the Eastern Shore of Maryland
in 1660. Most of the journey was probably by boat (as shown by blue
line). They most likely came ashore at
the Dutch settlement of New Amstel (present day
New Castle, Delaware. They would then
have crossed 15 miles of land that separates the Delaware
River and the Elk River, (see red
line). At the head of the Elk River
they would continue by boat to the Chesapeake
Bay to Kent Island where the
there was an English settlement. From
here Michael entered the Chester River then the
Corsica River. He eventually settled
his family on the north side of the Corsica River near Alder Branch which is
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The documents contained within the “Source Documents Archives” have
been located during my research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the
facts contained within the database of this family’s record. Most
of these documents can be considered as primary or secondary evidence. Primary evidence
is usually defined as the
best available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document
or record. Secondary evidence
is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary
evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there
is a greater chance of error. Examples
of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral
testimony of a record’s contents.
Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary
evidence. Classifying evidence
as either primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or
ultimate value. This is especially
true of secondary evidence. Thus it is
always a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from
the original is it, (when it is a copy)?; (2) What
was the reason for the creation of the source which contains this evidence?;
and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary evidence and what
interest did they have in its accuracy? SOURCE: Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to
American Genealogy, 2nd edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., You are welcome
to download any of the documents contained within this archive. Should you encounter a problem obtaining a
copy you may get in touch with us
via the contact information found at the end of this page. |
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Our SURNAME
LOCATOR AND RESOURCES
web page contains the following: (1) links that will take you to an updated listing of
all surnames as posted in our three databases at the Rootsweb
WorldConnect Project; (2) the Surname List
Finder a tool that finds sound-alike matches for a given surname
from among RootsWeb's thousands of surname lists;
(3) the Soundex Converter that can be
used to find the soundex
code for a surname, plus other surnames/spellings sharing the same soundex code; (4) Surname
Message Boards the world's largest
online genealogy community with over 17 Million posts on more than 161,000
boards; (5) Surname Mailing Lists
of all surnames having mailing lists at RootsWeb,
as well as topics that include (6) Surname Heraldy,
and (7) Mapping a Surname. |
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Your
genealogy
research of this surname can be facilitated by use of SURNAME
WEB.
This website links to the majority of the surname data on the web, as well as
to individual family trees, origin and surname meaning if known, and many
other related genealogy resources. |
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SURNAME
FINDER
provides easy access to free and commercial resources for 1,731,359 surnames.
On each surname specific "finder" page, you can search a variety of
online databases all pre-programmed with your surname. |
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Use ALL
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to get access to find your surname resources .
There are almost 1300 links in this directory. |
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Linkpendium Surnames - Web sites,
obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname. Cyndi's List - Surnames, Family Associations & Family Newsletters
Index - Sites or resources dedicated to specific, individual
family surnames. FamilySearch.org
- Family History and Genealogy Records - The
largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records
in the world. Top Genealogical Websites - These mighty roots resources compiled by “Family Tree
Magazine”, will give you the power to bust through research brick walls and
find answers about your ancestors—all from your home computer. SurnameDB Free database of surname meanings - This site SurnameDB.Com contains a large FREE to access
database (almost 50,000 surnames) on the history and meaning of family last
names. Public Profiler / World Names - Search for a Surname to view its Map and Statistics. |
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The following Link will take you to our library of
genealogy reference books. Here you
will find bibliographies,
family histories and books
about names. In addition, there are texts that pertain
to ethnic and religion groups, history, geography
as well as other books that will assist you with your research. Research Library – Table of Contents Go
directly to the collection for Names |
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During our
research we have collected images and photographs that are of general
interest to a particular family. Some
of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide
the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of
our ancestors past lives. If you have any photographs or other
images relating to this ancestral family
we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use the following LINKS to ascertain
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Use the power of Google™ to find more interesting images about
this topic. A Click on this button will link you to the Google Images
Search page. |
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Enter
the topic you are searching in the box and click “Search Images”. At the “Images”
display page you will see the image, as well as the website of which it
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